Category Archives: Analyses

Dans les longs bras de la CJUE et du règlement Bruxelles I bis

In the Long Arms of the CJEU and the Brussels I bis Regulation

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), referred by a Swedish court, has ruled on the scope...

Proof of Use of a French Trademark: Reminder of the Principles

The decision issued by the Versailles Court of Appeal on last March 5 offers an opportunity to recall what...

Contrefaçon : Compétence de la JUB au Royaume-Uni ?

Infringement: Does the UPC Have Jurisdiction in the United Kingdom?

We present here a recent decision by the Unified Patent Court (UPC) concerning its jurisdiction over an action for...

Brevet et suffisance de description en France

Patent and Sufficiency of Disclosure in France

We present here a decision by the Paris Court of Appeal rendered in April 2024, which, unusually, resulted in...

Une première décision de la JUB sur la contrefaçon par équivalence.

A First Decision from the Unified Patent Court on Equivalence Infringement

Equivalence infringement is a fundamental principle in patent law. The local division in The Hague, in the first instance,...

Quel statut pour un tiers intervenant dans une procédure de recours devant l'OEB ?

What Status for a Third Party Intervening in an Appeal Proceedings before the EPO?

The question has been referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal, which will examine the case under referral G...

Une vidéo You Tube comme art antérieur

A YouTube Video as Prior Art (INPI Decision OPP22-0015 of 09.02.2024)

The INPI has ruled that a YouTube video can qualify as prior art opposable to a patent, under certain...

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